Patient has an active neoplastic disease (other than squamous or basal cell skin cancer) at time of presentation or neoplastic disease has been diagnosed within one year of presentation.

Cancer

Yes

No

N/A

Patient has any history of alcohol or drug abuse.

Alcohol/Drug Abuse

Yes

No

N/A

Patient is receiving immunosuppressive or antineoplastic therapy.

Immunosuppresant Use

Yes

No

N/A

Physical Exam (on admission)

Patient's systolic blood pressure on admission.

Systolic Blood Pressure

mmHg

N/A

Patient's heart rate on admission.

Heart Rate

beats per min

N/A

Patient's respiratory rate on admission.

Respiratory Rate

breaths per min

N/A

Diagnostics (on admission)

Patient’s sodium on admission.

Sodium

mmol/L

N/A

Patient’s blood urea nitrogen on admission.

Blood Urea Nitrogen

mg/dL ormmol/L

N/A

Patient's creatinine on admission.

Creatinine

mg/dL ormmol/L

N/A

Patient's hematocrit on admission.

Hematocrit

%

N/A

Patient's glucose on admission.

Glucose

mg/dL ormmol/L

N/A

Patient's white blood cell count on admission.

White Blood Cells

thousand cells/mL

N/A

Pleural effusion is indicated on any chest x-ray done within two calendar days prior to arrival or up to two calendar days after arrival.

Pleural Effusion on X-Ray

Yes

No

N/A

This readmission calculator is based on a statistical model developed from chart abstracted data from the National Pneumonia (NP) Project and under contracts with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The technical report may be accessed here: QualityNet.org Technical Report. The peer-reviewed methods paper may be accessed here: J Hosp Med 2011;6(3);142-50. Please note that the intercept for the pneumonia model was inadvertently excluded from the documentation. It is -2.10.